Foccacia

0 Foccacia

Feb 04

Here is one of my favorite ways to eat bread. My memories go back to my times in Italy with my father and going to his sister’s house and eating this wonderful tomato, olive oily bread that was so addicting. Well from how I remember she made it here it is my version.

On 04/02/2011 (Friday) at 3:54 pm by Benny.
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Details

Prep Time:
180 min
Cook Time:
25 min
Ready Time:
3 hour, 25 min

Servings

4 servings

Ingredients

Fresh tomatoes

Pizza dough:

1 3/4 cups warm water
1 package active dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
5 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for kneading
kosher salt
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Combine the warm water, yeast and sugar in a small bowl. Put the bowl in a warm, not hot or cool, place until the yeast is bubbling and you can begin to smell the yeast, about 10- 15 minutes.

In the bowl or a mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the flour, 1 tablespoon of kosher salt, 1/2 cup olive oil and the yeast mixture on low speed. Once the dough has come together, continue to knead for 5 to 6 minutes on a medium speed until it becomes smooth and soft. Coat the inside of a bowl with olive oil and put the dough in the bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Put it in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size, at least 1 hour -90min.

Now take the dough and I like to use a pan cast iron if you have it and oil the pan and begin stretching that dough ball until you have it covering the bottom of the pan. Every so often make a little tear in the dough as this will give it that rustic look and make for nice pockets for the tomatoes to sit in. Put the dough in the warm place until it has doubled in size, about 1 hour. While the dough is rising a second time, preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Now take some sliced tomatoes and place them on the dough, season with kosher salt and another drizzle of olive oil. Now bake until golden brown and you can hear the olive oil sizzle about 20 min but all depends on size and shape. Take out and rest until almost room temp as this is best way to eat it.

Lovely, rustic cheap and delicious.

Benny

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About Benny

Passion for healthy amazing food. I am on crusade to get kids eat better and people in general learning how to cook for themselves. If I here that McDonald's is cheaper than eating homemade I will prove anyone wrong.